submitted: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 18:51:28 +0200 (MET DST) Dr. Bock-Raming, Andreas Egonstr. 56 D-79106 Freiburg, Germany phone: 0761/277613 email: raming@ruf.uni-freiburg.de India; Hinduism; Sanskrit and Epic literature; Tantrism, esp. Pancaratra Visnuism; modern Hindi literature; history of Indian board games, esp. chess.